Lantern-bail



i arm, or other UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE;

JOHN H. MOLTHAN, OF GLEAR LAKE TO JVNSHIP, DEUEDCOUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

LANTERN-BIL Specificaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Application filed January 11, 1919. Serial No. 270,'721.

To cZl whom it may concert,

Be it known that l, e OHN H. MOLTHAN, a citizen of theiUnited States,and a resident of Clear Lake township, in the county ot Deuel and Stateof South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improveincnts inLantern-Bails, of which the following is a specification.

The invention aims, primarily, to provide a lantern-bail ditl ering fromthe familiar lantern-bail in that it has no U-shaped loop through whichthe carrier s arin is inserted, but in lieu thereof is formed with ahook which be Conveniently hooked over the projection, or engaged on thesurface of a ledge to support the lantern.

Furthermore, the invention contemplates an improved lantern-bail soconstructed as to be held substantially upright to be convenientlygrasped by the carrier when the lantern is setting on its base, and yetpermit relative oscillation between the lantern and its bail. y

Still another object of the invention is the production of alantern-bail, inexpensive and simple in construction, and adapted to bereadily and securely applied to a lantern- With these and other objectsin view, the invention, consisting in the Construction, combination andnovel arrangement of parte, will be readily nnderstood from thefollowing descriptioin reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this applicatiom and in which lil?, characters ofreference indicate correspondin@ parts throughout the several views, ofwhicln Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a lantern equippedwith the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same with the bail tilted; V

F ig. 3 is a perspective View of the bail; and

Fig. i is an enlarged side elevation or" the hook terminal. i

Although I have illustrated and herenafter desribed the preferredembodiment of the inventiom I would not be understood as-being limitedto the specific structure chosen for illustration, for variousalterations and modifications may be made in the details of Constructionand arrangement of parts without departing from the sprt and scope ofthe nvention as defined in the appended clams.

u-et'erriug now, to the illustrations, the lantern illustrated includesthe familiar tubular frame uprights, 5, provided in their remote sideswith openings, 6, to receive the bail terminals.

The bail consists, preferably, of a single piece of wire folded at itsapproximate center and twisted upon itself for a 'portion'of its length,as at 7, the said twisted portion being curved to form a book, thefolded end of the hook being formed with a depending eye, 8, the loweredge of which is preferably beveled to provide a comparatively sharpedge, 9. The said eye is disposed in a plane at substantiallyright-angles to the plane of the hook.

The untwisted portions of theewire are bent laterally to the plane ofthe hook, and in opposite directions, as at 10, then inwardly anddownwardly a distance, as at 11, then declined outwardly, as at 12, thentormed with portions, 13, extending substantially directly downwardlyadjacent the frame members, 5. The lower ends of the portions, 13, arefol-med with eyes, 14, and their extreme end portions are extendedinwardly, as' at 15, to enter the openings, 6.

ne ot' said inwardly-extending portions, 15, is provided with adepending arm, 16.

In aiiixing the bail, the arm, 16, is first inserted through one of theopenings, 6, and the bail then so tilted as to lead the adiacentportion, 15, into the opening. The other legof the bail is then Sprungoutwardly to permit introduction of its portion, 15, into the otheropening. The short oli-set portions, 11, in the legs of the bailincrease the tension of the legs to hold the eyes 14, firmly against thelantern france to prevent displacement of the bail therefrom. The arm,l6 is of sufiicient length to engage the front and rear walls of thenclosing frame member, 5, according as when the bail is tiltedrearwardly or forwardly` thereby holding the bail in anupwardly-eXtending position to be Conveniently grasped.

The bail may be Conveniently hooked over a person s arm, or hung on anysuitable member; or the eye of the hook'may be engaged by a nail or pinin an upright suport.

p If desired, the point of the hook may be engaged on a fiat surface,represented by the.

dotted line in Fig. 2, the beveled edge of the eye preventingdisplacement of the hook fron such surface. e

` The partsaire so construoted and related' that the bail may be tiltedsuiieiently to bring the point of the hook over the center of gi'avityof the lantern, as apparent in Fig.'2.

and pel-mit tilting of the bail, and

Having thus described my'inventiomwhet I claim as new and desre tosecure, by Letbail is pivoted to the lanternto permitrelativeoseiliation between the bel and lantern,

on one of said extended portions, engageable'with thewallof'the'adjecent tubulzu' member, to limit such oscillation and retainthe beil in an inclined position When the l'antern i'ests on its bese.

2; A bail for a lantern, comprising-;a cer- -ying-hook, means thei eonedapted to be an arm V ivoted to a lentern, the free end'portion of vthe hook being downwardiy-extended, and an eye formed on said free endportion, adapted to receive e supporting pin, the lower edge of the eyebeing sharp ened :tor engagenent With e fiat horizontal surface tosupport the lantern and prevent displace-` ment 'of the hook from suchsurface.

In testimony Whereof l have hereunto set my hand this 231`d' day ofNovenibergQlS.

. JNO'. H. MOLTHAN.

